PA38 lands off airport due to cavitating fuel.

Attributes
ACN	778095
Time
Date	200805
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-38 Tomahawk
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
ASRS Report	778095
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Flight to ZZZ ended with off-airport landing 2 mi short of runway as a precaution due to fuel cavitation. A leak was repaired a few months back. Upon landing; maintenance was notified and leak source repaired. Upon landing at ZZZ; new damage to propeller noted from takeoff in soft field.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA38 LANDS OFF ARPT DUE TO CAVITATING FUEL.

Narrative: FLT TO ZZZ ENDED WITH OFF-ARPT LNDG 2 MI SHORT OF RWY AS A PRECAUTION DUE TO FUEL CAVITATION. A LEAK WAS REPAIRED A FEW MONTHS BACK. UPON LNDG; MAINT WAS NOTIFIED AND LEAK SOURCE REPAIRED. UPON LNDG AT ZZZ; NEW DAMAGE TO PROP NOTED FROM TKOF IN SOFT FIELD.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.